He who has no sympathy with myths has no sympathy with men. Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes by Gilbert K. Chesterton More Quotes From Gilbert K. Chesterton [V]ariety of climate should always go with stability of abode.... an Englishman’s house is not only his castle; it is his fairy castle. Clouds and colours of every varied dawn and eve are perpetually touching and turning it from clay to gold, or from gold to ivory. There is a line of woodland beyond a corner of my garden which is literally different on every one of the three hundred and sixty-five days. Sometimes it seems as near as a hedge, and sometimes as far as a faint and fiery evening cloud. Gilbert K. Chesterton ivory garden weather The sane man knows that he has a touch of the beast, a touch of the devil, a touch of the saint, a touch of the citizen. Nay, the really sane man knows that he has a touch of the madman. Gilbert K. Chesterton devil saint men I am concerned with a certain way of looking at life, which was created in me by the fairy tales, but has since been meekly ratified by the mere facts. Gilbert K. Chesterton fairy-tale facts way Eugenics asserts that all men must be so stupid that they cannot manage their own affairs; and also so clever that they can manage each other's. Gilbert K. Chesterton stupid clever men I would never commit the positively anti-social action of robbing a bank, or worse still, working in one. Gilbert K. Chesterton robbing social action Christianity met the mythological search for romance by being a story and the philosophical search for truth by being a true story. Gilbert K. Chesterton philosophical romance stories Leisure is being allowed to do nothing. Gilbert K. Chesterton leisure A man was meant to be doubtful about himself, but undoubting about the truth; this has been reversed. Nowadays the part of a man that a man does assert is exactly the part he ought not to assert - himself. The part he doubts is exactly the part he ought not to doubt - the Divine Reason. Gilbert K. Chesterton doubt doe men The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world... The reason is obvious. In a large community we can choose our companions. In a small community our companions are chosen for us. Gilbert K. Chesterton community men world Vigorous organisms talk not about their processes, but about their aims. Gilbert K. Chesterton vigorous aim process Theology is simply that part of religion that requires brains. Gilbert K. Chesterton theology brain The Christian is quite free to believe that there is a considerable amount of settled order and inevitable development in the universe. But the materialist is not allowed to admit into his spotless machine the slightest speck of spiritualism or miracle. Gilbert K. Chesterton christian order believe Laughter has something in it common with the ancient words of faith and inspiration; it unfreezes pride and unwinds secrecy; it makes people forget themselves in the presence of something greater than themselves. Gilbert K. Chesterton laughter pride inspiration I may not practice what I preach but God forbid I should preach what I practice Gilbert K. Chesterton practice may religion The thing that cannot be defined is the first thing; the primary fact. Gilbert K. Chesterton technology science firsts Coincidence is a spiritual pun. Gilbert K. Chesterton definitions coincidence spiritual And we were angry and poor and happy, And proud of seeing our names in print. Gilbert K. Chesterton poor proud names The objection to fairy stories is that they tell children there are dragons. But children have always known there are dragons. Fairy stories tell children that dragons can be killed. Gilbert K. Chesterton fairy-stories dragons children The madman is the man who has lost everything except his reason. Gilbert K. Chesterton lost-everything orthodoxy men Materialists and madmen never have doubts. Gilbert K. Chesterton causation madmen doubt
